For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
Ver. 36. After he had served] Martinus decumbens, Domino, dixit, si adhuc populo tuo sum necessarius, non recuso laborem. Lord, serve thyself upon me, and then let me depart in peace. (Sever. Epist. iii.)